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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Africa Cup of Nations qualifying results: Following are the Africa Cup of Nations matchday 3 qualifying results on Saturday At Porto-Novo Benin 1 Dossou 24 Lesotho 0 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Busy programme for Proteas: Sri Lanka follows with a two-match Betway Test series in Centurion and Johannesburg. The fixtures will fall into the traditional Boxing Day and New Year’s Test match windows. Australia arrives in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. British and Irish Lions lock horns with Springboks: The Lions face the DHL Stormers in Cape Town in the first match. Three weeks later, the “Calabash” (the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg) – a venue which previously hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup final – … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. 2019 Ford Figo 1.5Ti VCT Titanium (5DR) for sale in Gauteng: The car is in Good condition, and finance is available we are at 109 Anderson and Kruis street Johannesburg. CBD … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Roger Ballen: THE PLACE OF THE MIND: Roger Ballen’s errily beautiful photographs are populated by outsiders, animals, and enigmatic objects. With his photographic stagings, which create a strange … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? Sophiatown was originally part of the farm Waterval. In 1897 the speculator Hermann Tobiansky acquired a 237-acre portion of the farm, which was situated about four miles or so west of the centre of Johannesburg. In 1903 he had some of the land surveyed as leasehold township, divided into almost 1700 small stands. The township was named after Tobiansky’s wife, Sophia, and some of the streets were named after his children Toby, Gerty, Bertha and Victoria. Blacks started acquiring land in Sophiatown.

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The FNB Stadium: Resisting Seismic Activity

From a technical perspective, the “Calabash” is a marvel of modern engineering. Because the stadium sits on the edge of the mining belt, the foundations had to be incredibly robust to account for potential seismic activity from old mine workings. The roof is a cantilevered steel structure that covers almost all the seats but leaves the pitch open to the Highveld sun, designed to keep the noise of the crowd—and the legendary vuvuzelas—echoing inside the bowl to create an intimidating atmosphere for visiting teams. The upper tier is sloped at a sharp angle to ensure that even the fans in the “nosebleed” sections have a clear, unobstructed view of the action.